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Luke 16:1-18

NRS 1
Then Jesus said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.
NIV 1
Jesus told his disciples: "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
NRS 2
So he summoned him and said to him, "What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.'
NIV 2
So he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.'
NRS 3
Then the manager said to himself, "What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
NIV 3
"The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg--
NRS 4
I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes.'
NIV 4
I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.'
NRS 5
So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he asked the first, "How much do you owe my master?'
NIV 5
"So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'
NRS 6
He answered, "A hundred jugs of olive oil.' He said to him, "Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.'
NIV 6
" 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.'
NRS 7
Then he asked another, "And how much do you owe?' He replied, "A hundred containers of wheat.' He said to him, "Take your bill and make it eighty.'
NIV 7
"Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' " 'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. "He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.'
NRS 8
And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.
NIV 8
"The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.
NRS 9
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes.
NIV 9
I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
NRS 10
"Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.
NIV 10
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
NRS 11
If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
NIV 11
So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
NRS 12
And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
NIV 12
And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?
NRS 13
No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."
NIV 13
"No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
NRS 14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.
NIV 14
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
NRS 15
So he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of others; but God knows your hearts; for what is prized by human beings is an abomination in the sight of God.
NIV 15
He said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight.
NRS 16
"The law and the prophets were in effect until John came; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone tries to enter it by force.
NIV 16
"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
NRS 17
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one stroke of a letter in the law to be dropped.
NIV 17
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
NRS 18
"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
NIV 18
"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

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New International Version

Luke 16:1-18

NIV 1
Jesus told his disciples: "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
NIV 2
So he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.'
NIV 3
"The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg--
NIV 4
I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.'
NIV 5
"So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'
NIV 6
" 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.'
NIV 7
"Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' " 'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. "He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.'
NIV 8
"The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.
NIV 9
I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
NIV 10
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
NIV 11
So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
NIV 12
And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?
NIV 13
"No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
NIV 14
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
NIV 15
He said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight.
NIV 16
"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
NIV 17
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
NIV 18
"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.